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For most of us, increasing local food production sounds like a great idea — especially because the state imports about 85 percent of the food we eat. But how do ...
Read More Growing ag: Farming for the future in Central O’ahu

“Giving our youngest children an opportunity to love reading is one of the best ways we can contribute to a child’s future success in school and life.” — First lady  ...
Read More ‘Ohana Readers to launch for Moloka’i’s youngest keiki

In 2069, a group of citizens will gather around a sealed metal box — the State Time Capsule —to reveal community artifacts and letters from Governor Ige and former President ...
Read More Marking time for the future

Few issues in recent memory have been more controversial for Hawai‘i than the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. As people weigh in on all sides, Governor Ige continues to believe ...
Read More Finding a way forward on Mauna Kea, TMT

From its initial site selection in 2009 to the notice to proceed in July 2019, the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea has undergone unprecedented legal and community scrutiny. ...
Read More Findings and conditions for the TMT to proceed

Among Native Hawaiian TMT supporters are a grandfather and his grandson who want to encourage others to show support for the project and astronomy in Hawai‘i. The grandfather is Oliver ...
Read More The ‘silent majority’ speaks out

The ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo has been doing groundbreaking work to integrate modern science and indigenous culture since the center first opened in 2006. Recently, Hawaiian immersion students and ...
Read More ‘Imiloa: Sharing Hawai’i’s legacy of exploration

“Donate stuff. Create local jobs.” That simple yet powerful message on Goodwill’s website is at the heart of its mission: to help people with employment challenges become self-sufficient through the ...
Read More Goodwill Hawaii: Still relevant after 60 years of growth

A  monumental, two-year effort to modernize the state’s environmental impact statement rules has been completed by the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) and the State Environmental Council. The new ...
Read More Modernizing the EIS process

How do a state — and a nation — move forward on the toughest of issues? The answers lie in the laws we enact and the actions we take to ...
Read More From the governor: Local leaders tackle tough issues